If you have somehow managed to avoid hearing about the latest LeBron James controversy, let me welcome you out from under that rock you've been hiding, and back into the world of 24/7 sports coverage...

The Washington Nationals were always considered among the favorites to land B.J. Upton of the Tampa Bay Rays . Well, it appears that Washington general manager Mike Rizzo has come to his senses and locked in on a better target...

The Phillies must shore up their bullpen at the trade deadline. The Phillies bullpen has been decimated by injuries this year, which has forced youngsters Mike Stutes and Antonio Bastardo into more prominent roles...

The Baltimore Orioles signed shortstop J.J. Hardy to a three-year, $22-million extension this weekend. The deal ends speculation that Hardy would be traded by the Orioles to a contender at the deadline...

The Pittsburgh Pirates are in first place in the NL Central. In July. Take a minute to let that sink in. July is the month when rival GM's are usually calling Neal Huntington to see which established major league players are available for trade...

By the All-Star break, the hot summer sun has burned away all the April flashes in the pan. Stats at the All-Star break reflect more than 90 games and provide a fairly accurate basis for predicting how a player will produce the rest of the season...

With Derek Jeter about to join the 3,000-hit club, it's time to start speculating on who will join him from the current group of major leaguers. These players are already one-third of the way to the magical 3,000-hit mark...

A fitting analogy for a player's rise from Single A to Double A would be a high school student moving on to college, an analogy that is even more fitting considering this article is about the continuing baseball education of Bryce Harper...

Let's imagine a completely hypothetical situation. Florida Marlins first baseman Gaby Sanchez comes to the plate in the ninth inning of a one run game with the bases loaded and the chance to give his team homefield advantage in the World Series ...

Like many highly anticipated prospects, Domonic Brown has not experienced immediate success at the major league level. That is no reason for the Phillies to cry defeat and send Brown back to Triple-A for more seasoning...

Every few seasons, a small market team emerges as a surprise contender. Caught up in the rush of playoff talk, these teams often rush into trades without realizing the consequences of dealing away prospects in hopes of securing a playoff berth...

The NBA regular season is 82 games long. Since being drafted No. 1 overall by the Portland Trail Blazers four years ago in the 2007 NBA draft, Greg Oden has played in exactly 82 games in his NBA career...

Don't get me wrong; Citizens Bank Park is a great place to watch a baseball game. It's just that, as a lifelong Orioles fan, it can be a little depressing taking in a ballgame in the sea of red that is the Philadelphia Phillies' gem of a ball park...